Author Archives: Brady Dirt

Briar Cliff Coaching Legend Ray Nacke Passes Away

Briar Cliff University’s legendary former basketball coach Ray Nacke, who guided the Charger men’s basketball team to 22 consecutive winning seasons and forged BC’s internationally renowned “Panama Pipeline,” died on Sept. 15. He was 79. Coach Nacke passed away peacefully at his home. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 21,

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Saint Vincent Adds Kett to Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Sean Kett, who wrapped up his playing career in the spring of 2015, has joined the Saint Vincent men’s basketball coaching staff as a graduate assistant. Kett, a native of Miami, FL, graduated with a degree in business management after a stellar four-year career in green and gold. In

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Waniewski Named Assistant at Midland College

Sam Waniewski is in his first season as an assistant at Midland College after assisting Vincennes University to a 30-0 regular season record and 33-2 overall record. Prior to Vincennes, he was the Director of Basketball Operations at Furman. A native of Woodland, Calif., Waniewski spent one season as video coordinator at Colorado State University

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LIU Brooklyn Completes Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish LIU Brooklyn head men’s basketball coach Jack Perri has announced two additions to his coaching staff for the 2015-16 season. Kenyon Spears will serve as an assistant coach for the Blackbirds, while Alvin Vivican has been named the director of basketball operations. A coaching veteran with over a decade

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ABL Pro Evaluation Camp September 27th

Do to the overwhelming success of the last ABL Pro Evaluation Camp, the league has announced they will be holding another camp Sunday September 27th in Boca Raton Florida.  The camp will take place at Spanish River Church 2400 NW 51st Street in Boca Raton Florida. Sign up at abl-hoops.com The Evaluation will be filmed

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Cutts Receives Contract Extension Through 2019-20

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish UC Riverside Director of Athletics Tamica Smith Jones announced today that the Highlanders have signed Head Men’s Basketball Coach Dennis Cutts to a contract extension through the 2019-20 season. Cutts was named interim head coach in 2013-14, and head coach the following year, after six seasons as the lead

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Billmeier Returns to The Hall as Assistant Coach

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Grant Billmeier, a former captain and two-time NCAA Tournament participant for the Seton Hall men’s basketball team, is returning to the Pirates coaching staff as head coach Kevin Willard has named him assistant coach. Billmeier previously was Seton Hall’s director of basketball operations in 2013-14 and coordinator of basketball

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Dixie State Hires Assistant

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Dixie State Athletics announced Thursday the hiring of Kevin Williamson as a new assistant men’s basketball coach. Williamson most recently served as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota-Duluth the past three seasons. Williamson spent the last five seasons overall as an assistant coach to current UMD head

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Sadler Adds Pair to Staff

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Southern Miss men’s basketball head coach Doc Sadler announced the hiring of Caleb Villarreal as a new video coordinator and Jake Stoffers as a new graduate assistant. “Caleb was someone we leaned on during our first year at Southern Miss,” Sadler said. “He is an extremely hard worker and

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Mick Cronin Coaches Clinic October 10th

University of Cincinnati men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin will host a clinic for interested coaches on Oct. 10 at Fifth Third Arena. Attendees to the clinic gain access to a morning and afternoon team practice and hear from Cronin, members of the UC coaching staff and a guest speaker. Breakfast and lunch will be

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Davis Hired as Assistant Coach at Newberry College

HoopDirt.com news sponsored by Dr. Dish Newberry College head men’s basketball coach Dave Davis has announced the hiring of Larry Davis as assistant coach for the Wolves entering the 2015-16 season. The 1990-91 South Carolina Mr. Basketball averaged 44 points per game as a senior at Denmark-Olar HS. Davis led his high school team to the

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